Although running is a passion for Joan Benoit Samuelson, it’s far from the only activity she champions.
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Scratch one off her list
America’s top women’s marathoner is finally getting to run in her longtime idol’s race.
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Sports Medicine: Athletes jump in to cool off
It’s August, and for thousands of Maine athletes that means one big thing: two-a-day workouts are about to begin. Whether you’re Albert Haynesworth, the newest New England Patriot, or you are the newest member of your high school’s field hockey squad, two-a-days are one of the biggest physical challenges of the fall sports season. This […]
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Beach to Beacon 10K: Detailed race information
A FIELD of 6,000 runners will take part Saturday in the 14th annual TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K at Cape Elizabeth. Here are some important facts and tips to remember: RACE FOUNDER: Joan Benoit Samuelson, Cape Elizabeth native and 1984 Olympic marathon gold medalist. RACE MANAGEMENT: Dave McGillivray Sports Enterprises, Inc. (DMSE) RACE CHARITY: […]
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Top Mainers in Saturday’s Beach to Beacon 10K
LOUIE LUCHINI (#31) AGE: 30 RESIDENCE: Ellsworth BEST 10K: 28:26 OF NOTE: State representative from Ellsworth. Ran at Stanford and at 2008 Olympic Trials. 1999 graduate of Ellsworth High. Last ran at Tour du Lac 10-miler in Bucksport in June (won in 50:20). JONNY WILSON (#32) AGE: 23 RESIDENCE: Falmouth BEST 10K: 30:28 OF NOTE: […]
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Beach to Beacon: Fresh face joins the mix
Kristin Barry and Sheri Piers have dominated the Maine women’s race but 22-year-old Erica Jesseman could provide a challenge.
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Forget about the chip, but hold onto that bib
In another technological stride, a timing chip, once tied to a shoe, is now embedded in each runner’s bib for the 12th TD Bank Beach to Beacon 10K.
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Steve Solloway: Over Cape’s rolling hills, right on track
SOUTH PORTLAND – He’s never stood in a crowd of 5,000, waiting to start a 10-kilometer road race. He’s never finished a race longer than a 100- or 200-meter sprint. Eddie Hamilton has never heard spectators cheer his bib number or his effort to run up the last hill inside Fort Williams Park. In fact, […]
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Mile markers mean B2B 10K is a month away
CAPE ELIZABETH — Among the true signs of a Maine summer – surfers without wetsuits, roadside berry stands – is the raising of the mile markers for the state’s most popular road race. The 14th running of the Beach to Beacon 10K is scheduled for Aug. 6, one month from today. Darren Brown and Jason Emery […]